The Great Introduction to the Science of the Judgments of the Stars - Couverture souple

Abu-Ma Shar Jafar Ibn-Muhammad, David

 
9781934586525: The Great Introduction to the Science of the Judgments of the Stars
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1934586528 ISBN 13 : 9781934586525
Editeur : Cazimi Press, 2021

Synopsis

Abū Ma'shar's famous Great Introduction to traditional astrology was a major influence on medieval astrologers through its Latin versions, and is available and explained to modern audiences in this new translation from the Arabic original.


Written in the early 800s during the Golden Age of the 'Abbāsid Caliphate in Baghdad, the Great Introduction falls into two parts. Books I-IV present a theory of astrology and its primary concepts in the language of Aristotelian philosophy, including a lengthy defense of astrology. Books V-VIII contain numerous lists and descriptions of sign categories, planetary conditions, and planetary configurations. Book VII describes how to judge elemental combinations in planetary conjunctions, and Book VIII contains Abū Ma'shar's classic list of Lots and how to interpret them.


The Great Introduction is a landmark in astrological history, and is a must-have for practitioners and historians.


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Éditeur
Cazimi Press
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1934586528
ISBN 13 
9781934586525
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
648
Éditeur
Dykes Benjamin N
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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